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OSHA Injury Report: Rita L. Owens STEAM Academy

Injury · Days away from work

At a glance

On , an injury at Rita L. Owens STEAM Academy in 36 Mt. Vernon Avenue, Irvington, NJ 7111 resulted in days away from work. Employee was custodian in high schools.

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Where did this happen?

Establishment
Rita L. Owens STEAM Academy
Parent company
Irvington Board of Education
Street
36 Mt. Vernon Avenue
City
Irvington
State
NJ
ZIP
7111
On-site location
Supplies Closet

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
84

Before the incident

Grabbing equipment from supplies closet

What happened

As employee opened the door to retrieve equipment from the supplies closet a steel ladder fell on her head causing a head contusion

Injury or illness

Head contusion

Object or substance involved

Steel ladder

Summary line

Head contusion caused by ladder falling on employee 's head

Employee and industry

Job description
Custodian
SOC code
37-2011 — Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners
NAICS code
611110 — High schools
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
35
Total hours worked
38640
Establishment ID
1370593
Employer case #
1

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
8:00
Time of incident
10:20
Filing year
2024
Submitted
28FEB2025:18:49:00

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Source

Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2024. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.